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Glenmorangie Spios

spicy malty
4.2
(4)€86Scotland, Highland, Single Malt

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Spios means "spice" in Scots Gaelic, and this bottling earns the name. It is the first Glenmorangie matured entirely in American ex-rye casks from Kentucky. Rye gives whisky its peppery snap, and you taste that here. Clove and cinnamon lead, lifted by mint, cherry and a buttery toffee sweetness. There is gingerbread too, plus a touch of leather on the slow, sweet finish. The Highland distillery bottled this as the ninth release in its experimental Private Edition series. It drinks beautifully neat, spicy but never harsh, with that delicate Glenmorangie character holding everything together.

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Glenmorangie

Glenmorangie is a Scottish whisky distillery located in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1843, it is one of the older distilleries in Scotland. The distillery is known for producing single malt whisky using barley and pure spring water from the Tarlogie Springs, located on the distillery grounds. Glenmorangie's signature style is characterized by its light and delicate flavours. The distillery produces a variety of single malt whiskies, including the Glenmorangie Original, which is aged for ten years in ex-bourbon casks, and the Glenmorangie Signet, which is a unique blend of whiskies aged up to 40 years in a combination of different casks. In addition to its traditional single malt whiskies, Glenmorangie has also released several experimental and limited edition expressions, including the Private Edition range, which showcases innovative maturation techniques and unique cask finishes.

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About the Glenmorangie Spios

Glenmorangie Spios is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Highland distillery Glenmorangie in Scotland. The name is Scots Gaelic for "spice", and the spirit lives up to it. This was the ninth bottling in the celebrated Private Edition series. What sets it apart is the wood. Spios is the first Glenmorangie matured fully in first-fill American ex-rye casks from Kentucky. Rye whisky is known for its sharp, peppery character. Those casks pass that spicy signature straight into the malt. The result is a single malt with a distinctly North American spice profile. Expect cinnamon and clove up front, backed by black pepper and warming spice. Underneath sits the honeyed, fruity core that Glenmorangie is famous for. There are notes of cherry, pear and fresh fruit, plus a buttery toffee sweetness. Gingerbread, mint and a whisper of leather round it out. Oak frames the whole thing without ever taking over. The distillery sits in Tain, in the Highland region of northern Scotland. Glenmorangie is celebrated for its tall stills, the highest in the country. Those stills give the spirit its light, elegant body. That delicacy is exactly why an experiment this bold works so well. Glenmorangie Spios is bottled at 46% ABV. It is non chill-filtered and carries its natural colour, so nothing is stripped away. Enjoy it neat to let the rye spice and sweet fruit unfold at their own pace. It suits anyone curious about how cask choice can reshape a familiar single malt. Spios proves that even a classic Highland malt can still surprise you.